Sunday, September 27, 2009 JOHANNESBURG: New Zealand astonishingly defeated Sri Lanka by 38 runs in their Group B match of the ICC Champions Trophy here at the New Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.Chasing a difficult target of 316 runs, Sri Lanka batted well but could not reach the target as they were all out for 277 in 46.4 overs.Despite a good opening stand of 66 runs between Sanath Jayasuriya (24) and Tillekaratne Dillshan (41), Sri Lanka began losing wickets at regular intervals and soon they were reeling at 141 for six. However, former captain Mahela Jayawardene stood firm and along together with Nuwan Kulasekera took the score to 219 adding 78 for the seventh wicket.Jayawardene made 77 while Kulasekera remained not out on 57.For New Zealand, Kyle Mills claimed three wickets while Daryl Tuffey, James Franklin and Daniel Vettori took two wickets each.Earlier, New Zealand batsmen displayed brilliant batting performance by plundering a mammoth score of 315 runs against Sri Lanka here at the New Wanderers Stadium on Sunday.After Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to field, New Zealand openers Brenden McCullum and Jesse Ryder provided a sound start and made together 125 runs in 20 overs before Ryder departed on 74 and soon after McCullum also fell on 46.Martin Guptill also made half-century and scored 66. he added 69 runs for sixth wicket with his captain Daniel Vettori (48) and 54 for seventh wicket with James Franklin (28).For Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya captured three wickets for 39 and Angelo Mathews two for 33.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 HAVANA: Hundreds of wealthy merchants and cigar aficionados from all parts of the world gathered in Havana this week to bid high stakes for humidors full of premium cigars. Cuba's annual Habanos festival ended on Friday night with an auction of ornate humidors of cedar and mahogany stacked with hand-rolled stogies that raised 800,000 euros ($1.09 million dollars). Habanos S.A. executives this month said cigar sales fell 8 percent to $360 million in 2009, so they have created the Julieta, a smaller, milder version of the Romeo y Julieta cigar, aimed specifically at female smokers. Women now make up only 5 to 10 percent of customers for Habanos. But even with the creation of the Julieta, Garcia said Habanos has only modest hopes for 2010 sales, due largely to a weak economy in Spain, the biggest market for Cuban cigars. The flavor of premium tobacco relies on the soil and climate in which it is grown. The western province of Pinar Del Rio, famous fo...
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